LEADVILLE, CO — A local physician reportedly began questioning the linear nature of time this week after being informed that his patient’s long-acting insulin would need to be changed again, … Read more
A Crisis Hidden in Plain Sight Policy reformers often discuss healthcare sanity as if it were an abstract good, something that simply happens once spreadsheets align and incentives behave. What … Read more
A Historic Announcement, Numerically Speaking WASHINGTON—Standing before a patriotic arrangement of flags, laminated charts, and a pie graph labeled “Winning,” President Donald Trump announced Monday that prescription drug prices are … Read more
It has been a hard week for pharmacy benefit managers. Not financially. Emotionally. Several PBMs were asked to explain things they normally keep in their footnotes. Some of them were … Read more
WASHINGTON—Health insurers confirmed this week that prescription formularies are built using a disciplined, data-driven method known internally as “Who Brought the Biggest Rebate.” Executives described the process as neutral, objective, … Read more
WASHINGTON—Testifying before Congress on Tuesday, a leading pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) CEO reassured lawmakers that pharmaceutical rebates are, in fact, passed on to patients…